Army Pfc. McNeil was assigned to B Battery, 3-43rd Air Defense Artillery, Ft. Bliss, Texas as a petroleum supply specialist. He was at Fort Bliss only two weeks before being deployed to Saudi Arabia in September. McNeil died of injuries he suffered March 3 in an accident near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. He was driving a truck when it was rear-ended in a convoy and rolled over him. Spence was known as one of the good guys in his town. He had good grades, was a member of the Junior ROTC class and played on the football team at Marlboro County High School. He won the Class 4A regional wrestling championship in the 145-pound weight division and Anderson College had offered him a full scholarship to wrestle. He graduated from Marlboro County High School in May 2002 and joined the Army a month later. Spence found a home in the Army and fit in right from the start. Blessed with an easy-going manner, a ready smile and good sense of humor, he made friends in the Army. More than 3,000 people packed a meeting hall to pay their last respects to Spence who was buried next to his grandmother.
Army Pfc. McNeil was assigned to B Battery, 3-43rd Air Defense Artillery, Ft. Bliss, Texas as a petroleum supply specialist. He was at Fort Bliss only two weeks before being deployed to Saudi Arabia in September. McNeil died of injuries he suffered March 3 in an accident near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. He was driving a truck when it was rear-ended in a convoy and rolled over him. Spence was known as one of the good guys in his town. He had good grades, was a member of the Junior ROTC class and played on the football team at Marlboro County High School. He won the Class 4A regional wrestling championship in the 145-pound weight division and Anderson College had offered him a full scholarship to wrestle. He graduated from Marlboro County High School in May 2002 and joined the Army a month later. Spence found a home in the Army and fit in right from the start. Blessed with an easy-going manner, a ready smile and good sense of humor, he made friends in the Army. More than 3,000 people packed a meeting hall to pay their last respects to Spence who was buried next to his grandmother.
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